Blood to Murphy: Don’t mess with our students’ health — close Keegan for good
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Gov. Phil Murphy by Kearny Superintendent of Schools…
Visions Dance Studio kicks off 23rd year
Starting its 23rd year, Visions Dance Studio, at 202 Midland Ave. (corner of Davis and Midland…
Red Bulls offer support for West Hudson’s fight to keep Keegan closed
The New York (New Jersey) Red Bulls have come out swinging in support of the Town…
Operation Short Storm nets $1 million in marijuana; 11 of 31 arrested live in The Observer’s readership area
NEWARK — Nearly a dozen people who live in The Observer’s readership area were among 31…
It’s time for the MTV VMAs: Avoid Downtown Newark Sunday night, Aug. 25, and all day Monday, Aug. 26, Newark PD says
If your commute involves Newark in any way, shape or form, you’ll want to pay attention…
FUN IN SUMMER SCHOOL?
The words “summer school” can often invoke fear in the hearts of schoolchildren across the country.…
Now’s the time to consider being an organ donor
Last week, we brought you the story of two brothers, Michael and Will Cordoba, Kearny natives,…
Harrison’s Sowe signs pro contract with Red Bulls II & is first Blue Tide product to sign a pro contract in over 40 years
Ever since he was a little boy growing up in Harrison, Omar Sowe always dreamed of…
The sad end to a beautiful ballpark
It opened in the summer of 1999, a glistening, picturesque ballpark on the banks of the…
Dr. Daniel Sirovich, a resident of Kearny, dies after 82-foot fall from cliff in Spain: Reports
An up-and-coming doctor, originally from Brazil but who called Kearny home, and who was just days…
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: Kearny hit-and-run, soccer scandal in Scotland & storms a coming?
Recorded live on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019
OH WHAT A BROTHER!
Imagine the horror, if you would, of being given these two options in life — either…
Murphy, Prieto, Ballantyne et. al., how could you still be ignoring what we say?
Dear Gov. Phil Murphy, Vincent Prieto, John Ballantyne and every other politician who still ignores West…
Kearny kids learn track and field fundamentals
Alexander Pereyra is a 10-year-old fifth grader at Kearny’s Garfield School. Pereyra watched the Olympics in…
Lyndhurst’s Jorge earns spot on Team USA baseball squad
Alexia Jorge spent her weekend in Carrollton, Texas, a few miles outside of Dallas. It’s not…
Dream of a lifetime: Lyndhurst’s Partyla commits to Northern Illinois
Even though he had an All-State football season in 2018, rushing for 1,700 yards and scoring…
FOREVER REMEMBERED
When the late Lyndhurst Police Officer Thomas Albino woke up on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1947, he…
Play ball at the Kearny Kids’ Baseball Camp
Dominic Avitable is only six years old, but he was a giant hit at the recent…
Kicking away at Nutley soccer camp
Joseph Faga might only be nine years old, entering the fourth grade at Roosevelt School in…
North Arlington brothers lighting up the youth track circuit
In his heyday growing up in Queens, Derrick Glass was an avid participant in track and…
Beginning July 30, H2S odors may get even worse, NJSEA says
If you think the odors from the Keegan Landfill are bad now, the NJSEA says it…
As court date looms, NJSEA meets and again ignores residents’ concerns
The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority met once again July 18. Residents of Kearny attended…
EDITORIAL: NJSEA has a chance to redeem itself Thursday by not contesting Kearny’s Keegan lawsuit
Litigators for the Town of Kearny and the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority are slated…
It’s girls only at Kearny girls’ basketball camp
Sophia McGonigle is an aspiring 11-year-old basketball player from Kearny who will enter the sixth grade…
Nutley native Mielnicki Jr. wins boxing debut at age 17
Many local sports fans will remember the name of Mielnicki. There were three Mielnicki brothers who…
Former state champ Cordoba opens new training center
FAIRFIELD – John Rocco of Kearny is a 9-year-old third grader from Roosevelt School. Rocco is…
Raymond Kimble, former Belleville mayor, dead at 80
Former Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble, out of office just a little over a year, died Monday,…
RUTGERS RELIEF
Motorists, rejoice: Rutgers Street is finally being repaved! If you’ve driven on Rutgers Street in Belleville,…